French Reading: Census – Peignez Un Nouveau Portrait De L’Amérique

French Reading: Census – Peignez Un Nouveau Portrait De L’Amérique (Click on the Image to Embiggen!) Questions: Who does the Census information benefit?

Folium: Why Studying Abroad Is Worth the Expense via Lifehacker.com

Folium: Why Studying Abroad Is Worth the Expense! Here at Finger Lakes Community College we are in the process of changing the language of our current “travel courses” to instead say “study abroad” courses. The idea behind this shift being that study abroad courses should be expressed as just that. There’s a big difference between […]

Folium: BBC News – Digital tools ‘to save languages’

Folium: Digital Tools To Save Languages Languages are living things. They live, they adapt, and they change at a constant pace. Languages also die, and the danger in letting languages die is the perspective that dies with it. I’ve mentioned how language is a perspective on life and how our words shape how we shape […]

Folium: From Apron Hunters to Matricide – Idioms from Around the World via IO9.com

Folium: From Apron Hunters to Matricide – Idioms from Around the World Idioms are a great example of the use of metaphor in modern language, and English isn’t the only language that utilizes metaphor to express ideas! IO9 gives us a few great examples of how idioms are used across the world. Many of these […]

Spanish Vocabulary: The New Year

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: The New Year el vocabulario español: la nochevieja y el año nuevo  Words and phrases used to celebrate The New Year. Celebrate events with people all around the world. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics … Study la nochevieja : New Year’s Eve el año nuevo : New Year’s Day el brindis […]

Spanish Vocabulary: St. Valentine’s Day

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: St. Valentine’s Day el vocabulario español: el día de san valentín Words and phrases used to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Celebrate events with people all around the world. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics … Study El día de San Valentín : Valentine’s Day Hoy es el día de San Valentín. Today […]

Folium: Tipping Etiquette Around the World – via the Mint Blog

Folium: Tipping Etiquette Around the World – via the Mint Blog Tipping is a concept that is natural for most US/Canadian citizens, however you’ll find that this practice is not the same around the world. For many countries, tipping is either a new concept entirely or is just automatically built into the price of the […]

Spanish Grammar: Basic Negation

… Identify Spanish Grammar: Basic Negation la gramática española: la negación básica Turning positive statements into negative ones (yes/no). Answer simple questions, and engage in basic conversation. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Verb Conjugation Basics … 60-Second Spanish Grammar Lesson … Study To make a sentence negative, simply place the word (no) before the verb. […]

Folium: How to say “I love you” in 100 languages

Folium: How to say “I love you” in 100 languages Just a bit of random cuteness today. 100 different languages and they all convey the same message. Makes you wonder if some things are truly universal. How many can you identify, and do you think the meaning-impact-effect changes at all among languages? How to say […]

Spanish Vocabulary: Medical – Internal Organs

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: Medical – Internal Organs el vocabulario español: médico – los órganos internos Internal organs identify the different parts of the human body. Name specific body parts in medical, professional, and daily life. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics LEAF Spanish Vocabulary: Medical – Body Parts LEAF Spanish Vocabulary: Medical – […]